TY - JOUR
T1 - The relative contribution of metacognitive beliefs and expectancies to drinking behaviour
AU - Spada, Marcantonio M.
AU - Moneta, Giovanni B.
AU - Wells, Adrian
N1 - This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in Alcohol and Alcoholism following peer review. The version of record Marcantonio M. Spada, Giovanni B. Moneta, Adrian Wells, The relative contribution of metacognitive beliefs and expectancies to drinking behaviour, Alcohol and Alcoholism, Volume 42, Issue 6, November 2007, Pages 567–574 is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agm055
PY - 2007/11
Y1 - 2007/11
N2 - Aim: Alcohol expectancies refer to the effects of alcohol use anticipated by an individual. Metacognitive beliefs about alcohol use are a specific form of alcohol expectancy relating to the beliefs individuals hold about the effects of alcohol on cognition and emotion. Method: A community sample of 355 individuals completed measures of alcohol expectancies, metacognitive beliefs about alcohol use, and drinking behaviour. Results: Correlation analyses indicated that alcohol expectancies and metacognitive beliefs about alcohol use were positively correlated with drinking behaviour. Structural regression modelling revealed that three of the four facets of metacognitive beliefs about alcohol use were independent contributors to drinking behaviour, and that, when controlling for such beliefs, only negative social performance alcohol expectancies explained additional variance in drinking behaviour. Conclusions: These results add to the argument that there is a value in differentiating between metacognitive beliefs about alcohol use and alcohol expectancies in predicting drinking behaviour.
AB - Aim: Alcohol expectancies refer to the effects of alcohol use anticipated by an individual. Metacognitive beliefs about alcohol use are a specific form of alcohol expectancy relating to the beliefs individuals hold about the effects of alcohol on cognition and emotion. Method: A community sample of 355 individuals completed measures of alcohol expectancies, metacognitive beliefs about alcohol use, and drinking behaviour. Results: Correlation analyses indicated that alcohol expectancies and metacognitive beliefs about alcohol use were positively correlated with drinking behaviour. Structural regression modelling revealed that three of the four facets of metacognitive beliefs about alcohol use were independent contributors to drinking behaviour, and that, when controlling for such beliefs, only negative social performance alcohol expectancies explained additional variance in drinking behaviour. Conclusions: These results add to the argument that there is a value in differentiating between metacognitive beliefs about alcohol use and alcohol expectancies in predicting drinking behaviour.
U2 - 10.1093/alcalc/agm055
DO - 10.1093/alcalc/agm055
M3 - Article
C2 - 17673482
AN - SCOPUS:35648998464
SN - 0735-0414
VL - 42
SP - 567
EP - 574
JO - Alcohol and Alcoholism
JF - Alcohol and Alcoholism
IS - 6
ER -
